"A frightening look at America's sugar addiction"

Rilke
Rilke Posts: 1,201 Member
in Food and Nutrition
There are so many reasons to go cold turkey on soda.

http://sobadsogood.com/2012/09/03/a-frightening-look-at-americas-sugar-addiction/

For clarity: this infographic is referring to added sugars, not naturally occurring sugars such as those in whole fruits.

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  • Rilke
    Rilke Posts: 1,201 Member
    Well, *I* found it interesting :-P oh well.
  • AllTehBeers
    AllTehBeers Posts: 5,030 Member
    This is why I switched to aspartame.
  • Rilke
    Rilke Posts: 1,201 Member
    This is why I switched to aspartame.

    I avoid that even more than sugar, but to each her own.
  • AlabasterVerve
    AlabasterVerve Posts: 3,171 Member
    I wouldn't call it frightening but it reinforces what I already think -- todays sugar "in moderation" is way too much. Thanks for posting. :smile:
  • med2017
    med2017 Posts: 192 Member
    and what abbout salt ? ;) agreed here. and aspartame especially or any artificial sweeteners
  • tigersword
    tigersword Posts: 8,059 Member
    There's quite a lot of inaccurate and exaggerated information on that graphic. I mean, all you have to do is some basic math to realize that NONE of the numbers posted on that graphic actually match each other. People consume 130 pounds of sugar a year, and then the next line is people consume 3 pounds of sugar a week. Well, 3 pounds of sugar a week is 156 pounds, not 130, so which number is right? Then when you continue on, none of the rest of the numbers agree with each other, either.

    According to USDA Economic Research Data, Americans consume HALF the added sugar that ridiculous graphic claims.

    Oh, and Americans are actually consuming half a gram of sugar LESS today than in 1990, not 40 pounds more like that article also claimed.

    Also, a 12 oz Coke does not have more sugar than 2 Pop Tarts and a Twinkie combined. Seriously, use some critical thinking.

    12 oz Coke = 39 grams of sugar
    2 Pop Tarts = 32 grams of sugar, Twinkie = 18 grams of sugar: Combined = 50 grams.

    This entire graphic is nothing but completely false, made up garbage.
  • Rinkermann
    Rinkermann Posts: 108 Member
    the sugar addiction is a big issue. in the first few weeks of my diet i ate rather a lot of chocolate, but stayed within my calories. it was unhealthy, but as i stayed within the calories i did lose weight. i then set about moderating the chocolate by only having it with 2 meals a day. then only 1 meal. then i'd go the odd day without chocolate. after about 3-4 weeks the crazing just eased off, and has continued to weaken ever since.

    at my worst i remember buying chocolate for someone's birthday, and then waking up in the middle of the night craving that chocolate. it was like the chocolate was calling me and calling me! i ate it, and then had to get up early to get another box on the way to work. not good. i knew then that i had a problem.
  • AllTehBeers
    AllTehBeers Posts: 5,030 Member
    There's quite a lot of inaccurate and exaggerated information on that graphic. I mean, all you have to do is some basic math to realize that NONE of the numbers posted on that graphic actually match each other. People consume 130 pounds of sugar a year, and then the next line is people consume 3 pounds of sugar a week. Well, 3 pounds of sugar a week is 156 pounds, not 130, so which number is right? Then when you continue on, none of the rest of the numbers agree with each other, either.

    According to USDA Economic Research Data, Americans consume HALF the added sugar that ridiculous graphic claims.

    Oh, and Americans are actually consuming half a gram of sugar LESS today than in 1990, not 40 pounds more like that article also claimed.

    Also, a 12 oz Coke does not have more sugar than 2 Pop Tarts and a Twinkie combined. Seriously, use some critical thinking.

    12 oz Coke = 39 grams of sugar
    2 Pop Tarts = 32 grams of sugar, Twinkie = 18 grams of sugar: Combined = 50 grams.

    This entire graphic is nothing but completely false, made up garbage.

    THIS is what we need to make charts and graphs of. I bet not one other person noticed the inconsistencies there, then shared the charts like they were concrete facts.
  • Rilke
    Rilke Posts: 1,201 Member
    There's quite a lot of inaccurate and exaggerated information on that graphic. I mean, all you have to do is some basic math to realize that NONE of the numbers posted on that graphic actually match each other. People consume 130 pounds of sugar a year, and then the next line is people consume 3 pounds of sugar a week. Well, 3 pounds of sugar a week is 156 pounds, not 130, so which number is right? Then when you continue on, none of the rest of the numbers agree with each other, either.

    According to USDA Economic Research Data, Americans consume HALF the added sugar that ridiculous graphic claims.

    Oh, and Americans are actually consuming half a gram of sugar LESS today than in 1990, not 40 pounds more like that article also claimed.

    Also, a 12 oz Coke does not have more sugar than 2 Pop Tarts and a Twinkie combined. Seriously, use some critical thinking.

    12 oz Coke = 39 grams of sugar
    2 Pop Tarts = 32 grams of sugar, Twinkie = 18 grams of sugar: Combined = 50 grams.

    This entire graphic is nothing but completely false, made up garbage.

    Thanks for posting. Perhaps the takeaway, despite the inaccuracies, is that we consume entirely too much sugar, mostly in the form of nutritionally bankrupt soft drinks.
  • AllTehBeers
    AllTehBeers Posts: 5,030 Member
    Thanks for posting. Perhaps the takeaway, despite the inaccuracies, is that we consume entirely too much sugar, mostly in the form of nutritionally bankrupt soft drinks.

    I agree that the point may be "Americans consume too much sugar," but to put it out there with made up numbers and falsities is wrong. You can't make money by telling truth and fact.
  • jg627
    jg627 Posts: 1,221 Member
    I'm gonna turn my life around. I'm getting off the S and gonna get a real job. I just need one more pixie stick.
  • linz1125
    linz1125 Posts: 441 Member
    There are so many reasons to go cold turkey on soda.

    http://sobadsogood.com/2012/09/03/a-frightening-look-at-americas-sugar-addiction/

    For clarity: this infographic is referring to added sugars, not naturally occurring sugars such as those in whole fruits.
    Wow. So glad I gave it up!
  • Maddalen101
    Maddalen101 Posts: 307 Member
    Read William Dufty's Sugar Blues. Great book that really outlines how refined, processed white sugar can affect the body, etc., and how HARD it is to get off the stuff!!! I am struggling with it right now.
  • Rilke
    Rilke Posts: 1,201 Member
    Thanks for posting. Perhaps the takeaway, despite the inaccuracies, is that we consume entirely too much sugar, mostly in the form of nutritionally bankrupt soft drinks.

    I agree that the point may be "Americans consume too much sugar," but to put it out there with made up numbers and falsities is wrong. You can't make money by telling truth and fact.

    I admit that I didn't do the math, and appreciate the corrections in the post to which I responded. I'm not a fan of inaccurate information. But in this case, if that infographic convinces someone to cut back on their sugar intake, that sounds good to me.
  • waronmyfat
    waronmyfat Posts: 322 Member
    dont drink soda at all.. any kinds or cordial .. just juice but freshly juiced from fruit not concentrated crap and i drink water or tea

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